STEM   

Please note that this offering will now begin on 2/3 and run through 4/21 due to a scheduling conflict.

In this course we'll learn about all aspects of the world's oceans and their inhabitants, from tidal zones to the deepest trenches, from how the oceans were formed to humanity's impact on them. We'll look at them from many aspects - geological, biological, chemical, meteorological, and more. The course is based on a Great Courses video series of lectures given by ocean scientist and professor Harold J. Tobin of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In our 12-session study group we'll watch and discuss 24 of the 36 half-hour lectures given by Prof. Tobin. (For details, please visit bit.ly/ocean26.)

Craig Stephan, Ph.D. is a retired physicist from Ford Research and Argonne National Laboratory. He has led many previous science-oriented OLLI study groups including Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Paleontology, and What is Life?

Artificial Intelligence, or “AI,” is in the news everywhere. But what exactly is it? How does it work and what does it do? Most importantly, how does it affect me? In this seminar, Jim Keen will answer these questions, plus look at some of the potential negative uses of AI, including some that we’re starting to learn about already.

Jim Keen holds a B.A. in communications and an M.A. in educational studies from the University of Michigan. He currently owns and operates Keen Focus Technology Tutoring.